I have family in Houston, Dallas, and the Valley, I was networking with brokers in San Antonio, but the Taxes seem to be quite high as well in that State, although much favorable laws/regs on the landlord side.

We also team up with great interior designers who can boost revenue too.

The only other option that comes to mind is to make the improvements and try to achieve favorable rental rates to push the story that 2 BR homes rent for a premium because its unique.

The time value of money still favors acceleration, but only if you have a clear path to eventually utilizing these losses.Don't let your tax savings get trapped in passive activity loss limbo.

Just trying to get favorable terms as compared to conventional loans.

That creates a really nice price / rent ratio which is favorable for investors looking for cash flow.

I like his points about building a “team” and not actually asking people to be “on my team”.

.🔹 Co-Living is Gaining Legal Ground:Colorado eliminated all restrictions on the number of unrelated adults living together statewide as of July 1, 2024, marking a major victory for co-living advocates.This week, Jacksonville Municipal Court ruled in favor of PadSplit, voiding citations for “illegal boarding houses” on constitutional and fair housing grounds.Cities like all over like Washington D.C. are considering zoning reforms to allow more co-living developments as an answer to the housing crisis.As Airbnb restrictions tighten, co-living is emerging as a scalable and legally sound alternative that balances affordability, tenant stability, and community needs.

If rates become more favorable in the future, we'll have an opportunity to refinance.Why we bought itThe 55-unit I mentioned earlier is a perfect comp for us.

Try being an agent, your phone number is EVERYWHERE and you get targeted by a whole industry that wants to sell you the latest gimmick.Here is what helped me.I answer calls and when it's a telemarketer I will interrupt them and say very friendly (because I don't hate the poor person who gets paid to do this and coached to be ruthless): Hey, so glad you called, can you do me a big favor?